????· 據(jù)報道，F(xiàn)acebook和谷歌（Google）正分別與Skype洽談合作事宜，而Facebook同時還在考慮收購這家免費(fèi)通話應(yīng)用程序開發(fā)商。Skype的收購價可能在30億到40億美元之間，這比該公司即將在首次公開募股（IPO）中獲得的10億美元要高出很多。[路透社（Reuters）]

????· 日前，思科（Cisco）將在全公司范圍內(nèi)進(jìn)行重組，以“精簡”銷售服務(wù)和工程部門。思科將把重心放在五大領(lǐng)域，從路由器、交換機(jī)和服務(wù)等“核心”業(yè)務(wù)到數(shù)據(jù)中心虛擬化和云計算，都是其調(diào)整目標(biāo)。在此次重組計劃宣布后不到一周時間，思科就會發(fā)布其最新一季的財報。（All Things D）

????· 日前，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)巨頭美國在線（AOL）的首席執(zhí)行官蒂姆?阿姆斯特朗解釋了該公司為何連續(xù)兩個季度在超本地新聞中心上投資4000萬美元。（Business Insider）

????· 從今年秋天開始，蘋果（Apple）可能將為威瑞森（Verizon）版iPhone提供“無線”軟件更新功能。這樣一來，軟件更新將直接下載到用戶手機(jī)上，而無需用戶再將iPhone連接到計算機(jī)上，通過iTunes下載更新。（9 to 5 Mac）

????· 另一則關(guān)于蘋果的小道消息是，該公司將發(fā)布其桌面和軟件操作系統(tǒng)的最新重大升級版——OS X Lion，此次發(fā)布將通過應(yīng)用程序商店（App Store）進(jìn)行，而無需任何實體介質(zhì)。（Apple Insider）

????· 來自Android前沿的消息，兩家調(diào)研結(jié)構(gòu)預(yù)測，“Android市場”中應(yīng)用程序的絕對數(shù)量將在今年8月份超過蘋果應(yīng)用程序商店。（TechCrunch）

????· 日前，谷歌語音（Google Voice）聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼前首席執(zhí)行官克雷格?沃克創(chuàng)立新創(chuàng)企業(yè)孵化機(jī)構(gòu)Firespotter，并獲得谷歌投資（Google Ventures）300萬美元的注資。沃克向TechCrunch表示，這筆資金足以幫助四到六家新創(chuàng)企業(yè)。（TechCrunch）

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????· Facebook and Google are each reportedly negotiating a partnership with Skype, though Facebook is also considering buying the free calling app-maker altogether. Any such deal would hypothetically be valued at between $3 to $4 billion, significantly more than the $1 billion Skype's impending initial public offering (IPO) would raise. (Reuters)

????· Cisco just announced a company-wide reorganization that will "streamline" the sales service and engineering divisions. Now the priority is five big areas, from its "Core" business, including routing, switching and services to data center virtualization and cloud. The move comes less than a week before Cisco reports its latest quarterly earnings. (All Things D)

????· AOL CEO Tim Armstrong on why the Internet giant invested $40 million into the hyper local newspaper hub for the second quarter in a row. (Business Insider)

????· Starting this fall, Apple may provide "over-the-air" software updates to its iPhones running on Verizon, so instead of having to hook up your iPhone to a computer to download updates via iTunes, software updates will download directly onto the phones themselves. (9 to 5 Mac)

????· In other Apple rumors, the Cupertino-based company could release the next major upgrade to its desktop and software operating system, OS X Lion, via the App Store with no physical media necessary. (Apple Insider)

????· Over on the Android front, two research firms predict the sheer number of Android apps in its marketplace will overtake Apple's App Store come August. (TechCrunch)

????· Google Voice co-founder and former CEO Craig Walker just launched Firespotter, a start-up incubator with $3 million courtesy of none other than Google Ventures. As Walker tells TechCrunch, that's enough money to help out between four and six companies. (TechCrunch)